Anna Karenina

Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Polyana, his fathers estate in Tula Province, about two hundred miles from Moscow. Both of his parents belonged to the Russian nobility, and his mother died when he was two and his father when he was nine. Tolstoy served in the army in the Caucasus and the …

“All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” (1). This is perhaps the most famous quote from Tolstoy. It is the first sentence in Anna Karenina and gives the reader a glimpse of what the entire novel is about, as it follows the stories of three married couples …

Trains and Railway Stations – Trains and Railway stations are obvious symbols of change, with all of the comings and goings that occur on or at them. In this novel they are special symbols of change because of all of the additional important things that occur on or at them that cause things to change. …

Anna Arkadyevna Karenina- Anna is one of the main characters of the novel. She starts an affair with Vronsky and is overcome with guilt, grief at giving up her son and anguish at her position out of Society. She and Vronsky fight often about her jealousy and what she sees as his diminishing love. In …

Part 8 section 10: Levin has many duties which he enjoys such as taking care of the farm, managing Dollys affairs, caring about the baby, and a new hobby – beekeeping. He enjoys doing these things, as it appears to him that he cannot do otherwise. Part 8 section 11: The day that Koznyshev arrives …

Part 7 section 29: Anna leaves Dollys feeling even worse that she did when she left home. She looks at all of the people and billboards on her way home. She sees a funny billboard and wants to tell someone about it, but realizes she has no one to tell. She arrives home and there …

Part 7 section 17: Oblonsky is quite in debt. Dolly has claimed her estate so that he cannot sell anymore of it, and he has no money at all. He learns about a good post that pays well, as a member of the Committee of the Joint Agency of the Mutual Credit Balance of Southern …

Part 7 section 5: Levin accompanies Nataly to a concert and there tries very hard to concentrate so that he can reach an opinion about the music, but he cannot. He runs into a friend who gives him the program so that he can read along. Levin leaves and remembers that Kitty asked him to …

Part 6 section 25: Vronsky and Anna continue living in the country and taking no action toward getting a divorce. Anna tries to occupy herself with reading, and Vronsky has the hospital and all of his other interests. Vronsky wants freedom though, and is annoyed that Anna tries to keep him with her always. In …

Part 6 section 13: Levin returns hungry, but Veslovsky has eaten everything. There is a note from Kitty saying that everything is fine. Oblonsky is envious of Levins good hunting. Later that night they leave for home. Part 6 section 14: The next day Kittys mother and others try to convince Levin to move to …